Queen's Baton Relay - Welcome to Country

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay’s visit to Australia began at Kurrawa Beach on Thursday 17 March with a moving Welcome to Country from the Yugambeh Aboriginal mob, Traditional Custodians of the Gold Coast the site of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, following a handover from the Te Oho Wairua, Māori group.
Te Oho Wairua performed a haka ceremonial dance before presenting the Queen’s Baton to Uncle John Graham, a Yugambeh elder, on behalf of Australia.